Which of the following was true of the American population on the eve of independence?
a. It was relatively ethnically and racially diverse.
b. It was extraordinarily old.
c. It was more homogenous than Britain.
d. It included more than 5 million white people.
a. It was relatively ethnically and racially diverse.
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Which provides the strongest evidence that eighteenth-century slavery was based on racist views?
a. The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on the amount of money a person had, and blacks had little money. b. The status of a person as a slave depended on where the person was born, and being born in Africa made a person a slave. c. The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on skin color. d. The status of a person as a slave depended partly on skin color and partly on intelligence. e. The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on social class.
Before becoming active in the women's rights movement, the Grimké sisters were already well known as:
A) temperance reformers. B) abolitionists. C) anti-prostitution activists. D) evangelical preachers.
All of the following were changes that resulted from the era of Jacksonian democracy EXCEPT
a. more people became interested in politics and political organizations grew at the local level b. candidates were chosen by nominating convention rather than by caucus c. more public offices were filled by election rather than by appointment d. voting requirements were eased so that more white men were eligible to vote e. partisanship became less important as the vote spread to more men
Cheaper and better steel production led to all of the following except
A) the characterization of the second half of the nineteenth century as the “age of steel.” B) the expansion of rail systems. C) overproduction of steel and a severe depression. D) strong growth of the building industry. E) the evolution of shopping emporiums.